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Of the destruction of places of prayer

[ by Charles Cameron — the destruction of sacred spaces considered — réfléchissons ]
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A church in Missouri is destroyed:

because someone hated a black man becoming President.

A mosque is destroyed in Massachusetts:

because someone hated Islam.

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A synagogue is destroyed:

during Kristallnacht.

A mosque is destroyed:

in Gaza.

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A mosque is destroyed:

in Gaza.

A synagogue is destroyed:

in Gaza, by Palestinians.

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A mosque is destroyed:

by Hindus.

A church is destroyed:

in Kosovo.

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A world hertiage site mosque in Timbuktu is destroyed:

by fellow Muslims.

The cathedral in Haiti is destroyed:

by act of God…

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2 Responses to “Of the destruction of places of prayer”

  1. Michael Robinson Says:
    August 27th, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Exodus XV: 3-4 (AV)
    The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
    Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
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    The famous duet for two bases in Handel’s Israel in Egypt, (1739), (HWV 54 – 17.) 

  2. Charles Cameron Says:
    August 31st, 2012 at 2:50 am

    An interesting sidelight on Mitt Romney that belongs here, from For Romney, a Role of Faith and Authority  in the NYT a while back:

    Shortly after he became bishop, at age 34, with five young sons, the church announced plans for a new meetinghouse in Belmont, on a wooded, 14-acre plot. Townspeople were suspicious. “The tenor was, ‘The Mormons are moving in,’ ” said Grant Bennett, who succeeded Mr. Romney as bishop. In 1984, with the construction almost complete, the meetinghouse burned down. Officials suspected arson.
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    Soon Mr. Romney was flooded with offers from other churches wanting to lend their buildings. Sensing an opportunity to strengthen community ties, he accepted them all, and the Mormons of Belmont rotated from one house of worship to another for a year while theirs was being rebuilt.

    I came across it reading Joanna Brooks’ How (Not) to Understand Romney’s Time as an LDS Bishop.
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    And yup, I’m always interested in / grateful for commentary from our LDS friends here at ZP. 

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